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Fly by Night (Blu-ray Pure Audio)

January 25, 2015 By

Rush Fly by Night BD

This Blu-ray Pure Audio edition of Rush's 1975 sophomore LP features the original album in high-resolution stereo and surround mixes previously only available on DVD-A as part of the Sector 1 box set.

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Formats: Blu-Ray Audio Genre: Classic Rock

Live on Tour - 1966!

January 24, 2015 By

The Standells Live on Tour

The "Dirty Water" boys are back with this 10-track set recorded in 1966 at the University of Michigan featuring "Sunny Afternoon," "Gloria," "Good Lovin'," "Please Please Please," and of course, Boston's favorite song!

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock

Invitation to Openness

January 23, 2015 By

Invitation

Omnivore revisits a soul-jazz classic with this expanded reissue of pianist Les McCann's 1972 Atlantic album.  Invitation features one continuous 26-minute improvisation featuring Yusuf Lateef, Cornell Dupree, Bernard Purdie, and Alphonse Mouzon.  This reissue adds new liner notes by Peter Relic based on interviews with the album's key personnel including producer Joel Dorn before his death, and boasts one bonus track - a live version of McCann favorite "Compared to What?" with Buddy Guy on

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Formats: CD Genre: Jazz

RPM Round-Up: Label Collects Mick Fleetwood's Early Days with Bo Street Runners Plus Mark Wirtz, Pelican

January 23, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Bo Street Runners

As three recent titles prove, Cherry Red’s RPM label leaves no stone unturned in its pursuit of rare pop music to issue on CD, living up to its credo “By Collectors – For Collectors.” Much like The Artwoods (also recently the subject of a compilation from RPM), The Bo Street Runners were among the exciting mod R&B revivalist bands that London had to offer in the mid-sixties. However, The Runners – like The Artwoods, The Action and so many others – never attained the top tier of commercial

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Bo Street Runners, Mark Wirtz, Mick Fleetwood, Pelican, The Matchmakers

Nothing More: The Collected Fotheringay

January 22, 2015 By

Fotheringay

This 3 CD/1 DVD box set promises to be "the most comprehensive compilation yet of the group's recordings," including original album tracks, demos, alternate takes, previously unreleased live recordings and, for the first time, the official release of the seven existing tracks which Fotheringay recorded in session for BBC radio. The final disc, a DVD, has the four songs recorded by the group for German TV show Beat Club, effectively doubling the existing footage of Sandy Denny in performance. Two

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Folk

The Legacy Collection: Pinocchio

January 22, 2015 By

Pinocchio

The classic 1940 animated film Pinocchio celebrates its 75th anniversary in style with this Legacy Collection volume featuring the complete original soundtrack on Disc One, plus three newly-recorded "Lost Chords" and five bonus tracks performed by Cliff Edwards, a.k.a. Jiminy Cricket.

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Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks

Review: The Kinks, "Muswell Hillbillies: Legacy Edition"

January 22, 2015 By Ted Frank 11 Comments

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Ted’s checking in today with a look at one of the finest reissues of the last quarter of 2014: the CD/DVD Legacy Edition of The Kinks’ Muswell Hillbillies! - JM For God’s sake…Wanna have a cuppa tea with The Kinks…?! It’s the dead of winter and what better way to warm up these days then to spend some quality time with Ray Davies and company’s take on Americana, glam rock, and a touch of vaudeville on their 1971 classic album, Muswell Hillbillies? Taking its name from The Kinks’ cosmopolitan

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: The Kinks

Something Good: Legacy Expands "The Sound of Music," Classic Soundtrack Also Comes to SACD and Vinyl

January 21, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Sound of Music

The hills are alive again! On March 10, Legacy Recordings will reissue RCA Victor’s chart-topping 1965 soundtrack to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s five-time Academy Award-winning The Sound of Music in a new 50th anniversary edition to coincide with the golden anniversary release on Blu-ray.  Collectors will note that expanded CD reissues of the classic musical soundtrack starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer are as inevitable as raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens; editions have

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Julie Andrews, Rodgers and Hammerstein

Unicorn

January 21, 2015 By

T Rex Unicorn

Tyrannosaurus Rex's third album Unicorn, from 1969, continued the duo's association with producer Tony Visconti, and introduced such favorites as "Iscariot," "Cat Black (The Wizard's Hat)" and "The Misty Coast Of Albany." This new 2-CD gatefold Deluxe Edition contains the mono 2014 remaster of the original album on CD 1, plus copious bonus material including non-album single A and B-sides; 5 songs recorded for John Peel's Top Gear; and 3 songs previously only available on the 20th Century

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Folk

The Sound of Music: 50th Anniversary Edition

January 21, 2015 By

Sound of Music

To mark its 50th anniversary, Legacy expands the classic 1965 film soundtrack to Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music with previously unissued material, bringing it up to 27 tracks on one CD.

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Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks

Unbroken Chain: Rhino Celebrates 50 Years of Grateful Dead with New 2-CD Anthology

January 21, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Best of Grateful Dead

“What a long, strange trip it’s been,” asserted the Grateful Dead on 1970’s American Beauty. It’s doubtful that the band members could have imagined that the long, strange trip would still be continuing in 2015 – 45 years after “Truckin’” and 50 years after Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan and Bill Kreutzmann first came together. 50th anniversary plans have recently been revealed including a documentary from director Amir Bar-Lev and executive producer Martin Scorsese and

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: The Grateful Dead

Midnight Special: Folkways Celebrates Lead Belly With New Box Set

January 20, 2015 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Lead Belly Box

Happy Birthday to Huddie Ledbetter, a.k.a. "Lead Belly," born today in 1888! How many songwriters could say that their songs have been recorded by The Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra and Nirvana? Had he lived longer, Huddie William Ledbetter (1888-1949) could have. Ledbetter, known as Lead Belly, endured a difficult life – including various stays in jail – to introduce or adapt to the Great American Songbook tunes that are still well-known today such as “The Midnight Special,” “Goodnight, Irene,”

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Folk Tags: Lead Belly

Release Round-Up: Week of January 20

January 20, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Jellyfish, Bellybutton and Spilt Milk (Omnivore) Bellybutton: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Spilt Milk: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Here are the deluxe editions that fans of the cult '90s pop revivalists have been waiting for!  A total of 51 bonus tracks are spread across these freshly-remastered reissues of Jellyfish's two studio albums.  Look for Joe's review later today! Universal Togetherness Band, Universal Togetherness Band (Numero Group) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) The Numero

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Jellyfish, King Crimson, Red Garland, Tony Bennett, Universal Togetherness Band

Ella, Satchmo, Aretha, Miles and The Merm Featured On Starbucks' "Fascinating Gershwin"

January 19, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Fascinating Gershwin

When The Library of Congress established a Prize for Popular Song in 2007, one name was affixed to it: Gershwin. With no disrespect to Messrs. Berlin, Porter, Rodgers and company, George and Ira’s surname is synonymous with the gold standard in American popular song. The recipients of the award to date – Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Carole King and Billy Joel – have all followed in the Gershwins’ footsteps of marrying smart, sophisticated and incisive

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Aretha Franklin, Ethel Merman, Fred Astaire, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis

Live At The Orpheum

January 19, 2015 By

King Crimson Orpheum

Released to coincide with the 46th anniversary of King Crimson's formation in January 1969, Live At The Orpheum features performances from the band's critically acclaimed, sold-out 2014 US tour.  Available as a CD/DVD-A set (with high-resolution 96/24 stereo on the DVD-A) or on heavyweight 200 gram vinyl, this release premieres 41 minutes of live music from the current seven-piece iteration of King Crimson.  Includes "Starless," "Sailor's Tale," "The Letters" and more as recorded on September 30

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Formats: CD, DVD-Audio, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Souvenirs: Raven Compiles Best of Foghat, Four Albums from John Prine

January 19, 2015 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Foghat Drivin Wheels

The Raven Records label closed out its 2014 with a pair of double-CD sets reliving the seventies – one, a retrospective of Foghat’s first decade, and another, a complete collection of John Prine’s first four albums. Foghat’s Drivin’ Wheels: Best of 1972-1982 brings together 32 tracks from the FM radio titans, spanning the period of 1972-1982 and culled from ten studio and live albums.  The blues-rock band was founded in Manchester, England in 1971 by three Savoy Brown expatriates –

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Folk Tags: Foghat, John Prine

Swingin' on the Korner: Live at Keystone Korner

January 18, 2015 By

Red Garland Korner

This 2-CD or 3-LP set features previously unissued live recordings by the late, great jazz pianist Red Garland, recorded at San Francisco's Keystone Korner. Garland is joined by bassist Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Philly Joe Jones on these 16 tracks totaling over 150 minutes of music.  These recordings, taken from the soundboard the week of December 6, 1977, mark the only time this trio ever performed or recorded together.  The 2-CD set adds a 44-page booklet containing new liner notes from Nat

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Jazz

Exposure: Deluxe Edition

January 17, 2015 By

Expose Exposure

1987's Exposure from the Freestyle dance-pop trio Exposé lived up to its title, with a total of seven singles lifted from the album including hits "Point of No Return," (US #5, 1987), "Come Go with Me" (US #5, 1987), "Let Me Be the One" (US # 7, 1987), and "Seasons Change" (US #1, 1987). With these hits, Exposé became the first female group ever to have four Top 10 singles from a debut album make the Billboard Hot 100. This 2-CD edition adds 19 bonus tracks to the original 10-song sequence -

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Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop

A Light in the Black

January 16, 2015 By

Rainbow A Light

This 5-CD/1-DVD retrospective box set anthologizes the Polydor years of Ritchie Blackmore's hard rock band Rainbow.  Previously unreleased live recordings, outtakes, rehearsals and alternate mixes populate this set along with hits and album cuts for a total of 58 tracks on CD.  The DVD features the band's famed 1980  "Monsters of Rock" performance as aired on BBC-TV.  As compiled by Blackmore expert Andy Francis, the label promises that this set "presents the story of the band though words,

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

Sparkle in the Rain (Super Deluxe Edition)

January 16, 2015 By

Simple Minds Box

1983's Sparkle In The Rain. from Scottish band Simple Minds, began a beloved run of three consecutive No. 1 albums in the U.K. for Simple Minds, thanks in part to such hit singles as "Waterfront," "Up on the Catwalk" and "Speed Your Love To Me.". This new 4CD / 1DVD Super Deluxe Box Set version has been newly remastered at Abbey Road Studios.  It expands that album to massive size, adding rare B-sides and extended mixes; BBC sessions; and a previously unreleased Glasgow Barrowlands concert.

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Rock

Prophets, Seers and Sages: The Angels Of The Ages

January 16, 2015 By

T Rex Prophets

Joining the Deluxe Edition of Tyrannosaurus Rex's debut My People Were Fair... is this similarly-expanded version of the duo's sophomore effort.  Alsoreleased in 1968 and produced by Tony Visconti, Prophets, Seers & Sages: The Angels Of The Ages established Marc Bolan and Steve Peregrin Took as a creative musical force with which to be reckoned.  This Deluxe Edition contains the 2014 mono remaster of the original album plus bonus material including one non-album single, a whopping 31 (!)

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Folk

My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair...

January 16, 2015 By

T Rex My People

Before Marc Bolan and T Rex went glam, there was My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair...  This 1968 album marked the debut of Bolan and Steve Peregrin Took as the fantastical underground-folk duo Tyrannosaurus Rex, This new 2-CD Deluxe Edition contains a 2014 remaster by original producer Tony Visconti and Sean Magee plus a host of bonus material. It includes both the stereo and mono versions of the album plus 12 tracks recorded for John Peel's Top Gear show in 1967 and 1968, all

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Folk

Cheek to Cheek Live!

January 16, 2015 By

Bennett Gaga Live

Hot on the heels of their smash 2014 collaborative album, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga are taking their act on the road - and onto home screens with this 72-minute, 19-song concert filmed at New York City's Jazz at Lincoln Center last summer.  The 72-minute special features such standards as "Anything Goes," "I Won't Dance," "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" and Irving Berlin's title track as performed by Bennett, Gaga and a 39-piece orchestra.

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Formats: Blu-Ray, DVD Genre: Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal

Neon Art: Volume One

January 16, 2015 By

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Omnivore presents rare music from the late, great alto saxophonist Art Pepper (1925-1982) - first issued on vinyl in 2012 - on CD and digital for the very first time!

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Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Jazz

Sunshine Special: Now Sounds Collects "The Best of The GoldeBriars"

January 16, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Goldebriars Best

Late in 1963, The GoldeBriars recorded “Sunshine Special,” the group’s adaptation of the traditional train song. Curt Boettcher – the male vocalist in the line-up and also its major creative leader – would later make sunshine a specialty; his shimmering California-pop productions for the likes of The Millennium, The Ballroom and Sagittarius have all gone on to attain cult status. There’s not much of that baroque psych-pop sound on Now Sounds’ Walkin’ Down the Line: The Best of The GoldeBriars

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Folk, Pop Tags: Curt Boettcher, The GoldeBriars

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